Brazil and Venezuela Show Potential to Grow Latam’s Bitcoin Mining Share
Key Takeaways: A 2026 Hashrate Index report highlights Latam’s mining growth, noting Paraguay holds 4.3% of global hashrate. Brazil grew...
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Crypto for Safe Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz: The New Scam
Scammers are allegedly posing as Iranian officials offering transit clearance in exchange for BTC or USDT payments via encrypted...
Hong Kong Signals Web3 Push as $2B Tokenized Bonds Boost Efficiency
Key Takeaways: Hong Kong positioned digital assets as part of its core infrastructure, signaling strong policy support. Financial Secretary Paul...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Turn Fully Positive Across Key Timeframes, Led by Blackrock’s IBIT
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs are showing stronger demand as flows turn positive across all tracked periods. Institutional investors are increasing...
CLARITY Act Gains New Urgency as More Than 100 Crypto Organizations Urge Senate Action
Key Takeaways: Over 100 organizations back CLARITY Act, pushing faster U.S. crypto legislation. Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle among signatories warning...
Uzbekistan President Signs Decree Establishing Specialized Crypto-Mining Hub
Key Takeaways: On April 17, 2026, the Uzbekistan President signed decree PQ-143 to launch the Besqala Mining Valley in Karakalpakstan....
SEI price surges to $0.062: can bulls sustain upward momentum?
SEI gained 10% to $0.062, fueled by Bitcoin’s $78k retest and positive risk sentiment. Rising TVL, stablecoin growth, and Giga...
SEC Faces Mounting Pressure to Turn DeFi Guidance Into Formal Rules
Key Takeaways: Over 30 crypto industry participants urged SEC to formalize DeFi guidance. Regulatory ambiguity around SEC broker rules threatens...
Crypto trading firm GSR launches U.S. listed ETF tied to Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana
Crypto trading firm and market maker GSR has launched its first exchange traded fund, the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF, giving...
$1.4B Flows Into Crypto Funds in Biggest Weekly Total Since Early Year
Bitcoin and Ethereum-linked investment products posted solid weekly gains, while XRP moved in the opposite direction. Investment products linked...
Soluna Holdings Expands Blockware Partnership to Wind-Powered West Texas Site, Topping 17 MW
Key Takeaways: Soluna Holdings and Blockware signed a 4th expansion deal, adding 3.3 MW at Project Dorothy 1B in West...
Japanese Government Bond Collateral Goes Onchain in New JSCC and Mizuho Blockchain Pilot
Key Takeaways: JSCC, Mizuho, and Nomura launched a PoC on April 20, 2026, to test JGB digital collateral on the...
“Are We an Industry of Clowns?” Curve Founder Blasts DeFi Security Failures
Egorov said that different DeFi platforms keep pointing to each other during exploits, even as they claim everything is...
Ripple CEO Praises SEC’s New Direction as US Crypto Markets Brace for Regulatory Reset
Key Takeaways: Brad Garlinghouse linked changing SEC policy to improving sentiment in U.S. crypto markets. Paul Atkins pointed to clearer...
Curve Founder Urges DeFi Safety Standards After KelpDAO Incident
Key Takeaways: Curve Finance’s Michael Egorov has urged for industry-wide DeFi standards after recent onchain exploits, targeting centralized weak points....
Arbitrum freezes 30K ETH in KelpDAO hack as attacker routes funds to Bitcoin
Arbitrum froze 30,766 ETH before it could be bridged out. Attacker moved 75,701 ETH and began routing funds to Bitcoin....
UK Gas Firm Clarifies Bitcoin Mining Plans at Yorkshire Site
Key Takeaways: Reabold said 2026 bitcoin mining at West Newton is small-scale, not a strategic pivot. UK gas site holds...
0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Bring Qwen LLMs Onchain
Key Takeaways: 0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud launched onchain access to Qwen LLMs for AI agents on April 21, 2026....
Dogecoin shows renewed strength, eyes $0.10
Key takeaways DOGE is up 1% and is now trading at $0.095. The memecoin could rally towards the $0.10 psychological...
DeFi TVL Plummets Across Top Chains After KelpDAO Hack
Ethereum's Total Value Locked dropped nearly 11% in 24 hours while Bitcoin, Tron and BSC were not as badly...
SEC Under Atkins Resets Crypto Policy With Focus on Clarity and Growth
Key Takeaways: SEC emphasized regulatory clarity as key to stronger U.S. capital markets. Paul Atkins framed his first year as...
Crypto funds draw $1.4B in third straight week of inflows, strongest since January
Digital asset investment products pulled in $1.4 billion last week, their strongest weekly haul since January and the third consecutive...
